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Etymology

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Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre, present active infinitive of cōnsentiō (to agree; to assent, consent), itself from com- (with) + sentiō (to feel)

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  • IPA(key): /kənˈsɛnt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛnt
  • Hyphenation: con‧sent

Verb

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consent (third-person singular simple present consents, present participle consenting, simple past and past participle consented) (intransitive)

  1. (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
    After reflecting a little bit, I've decided to consent.
  2. (transitive, medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
    • 2002, T Usmani with KD O'Brien, HV Worthington, S Derwent, et al., “A randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of canine lacebacks with reference to canine tip”, in Journal of Orthodontics, volume 29, number 4, →DOI, →PMID:
      When the patient was consented to enter the study and registered, a telephone call was made to research assistant
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
  4. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.

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Category English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sent- (feel) not found

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Noun

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consent (countable and uncountable, plural consents)

  1. Voluntary agreement or permission.
  2. (obsolete) Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.
  3. (obsolete) Advice; counsel.

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Verb

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consent

  1. inflection of consentir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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consent

  1. third-person singular present indicative of consentir